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(What's the Story) Morning Glory? album cover
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1995 7:31
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Oasis Alternative Rock 1995 A major
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About Champagne Supernova

At 82 BPM in A major, "Champagne Supernova" sits at a slow, expansive tempo that rewards players who can sustain feel and phrasing rather than rely on speed. The song's signature opening guitar figure is a gentle, arpeggiated picking pattern in E Standard tuning that sets a spacious, dreamlike mood. Getting that intro to breathe correctly is the real challenge: every note needs clean fretting and controlled picking so the sustain rings through naturally. The lead work that builds across the song asks for confident string bending and a relaxed vibrato, and rushing either of those will flatten the emotional pull immediately. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the intro figure slowed down until the picking hand feels automatic, then bring it back to tempo. Oasis built this track as the closing centrepiece of "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and it shows in the scale of the arrangement, so give each section the space it deserves. Fans of Alternative Rock guitar will find the song a solid study in dynamics and patient phrasing.

  • The intro relies on a fingerpicked or hybrid-picked arpeggiated pattern in E Standard tuning, so clean fretting and consistent picking-hand control are essential.
  • String bending and vibrato appear throughout the lead sections, and both need to be relaxed and accurate to carry the song's slow, sustained feel.
  • At 82 BPM the tempo is deceptively slow, which exposes any timing inconsistencies, so practising with a metronome at reduced speed first pays off quickly.

How to Play Champagne Supernova

Tuning: E Standard · Key: A major · Tempo: 82 BPM

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 82 BPM.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

Noel Gallagher used Telecasters for cleaner, brighter tones that cut through Oasis's dense guitar layers without the warmth of his semihollows. The single-coil snap provides articulate definition on acoustic-style passages and stripped-back arrangements.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

The Les Paul's tight, hot humbuckers deliver the crunchier rhythm tones that anchor Oasis's signature wall-of-sound, especially when driven hard through the Marshall JCM900. This guitar provides the heavier, tighter response essential to Oasis's power-chord approach.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Custom's premium construction and humbuckers offer the same thick, saturated drive as the Standard but with enhanced sustain and tonal depth. Noel relied on this for both heavy rhythm work and sustained lead passages on Oasis's biggest tracks.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

The Twin Reverb's natural reverb and clean headroom provided Oasis's studio clean tones, offering pristine definition before the guitars enter the effects chain. Its warm, spacious reverb complement the band's layered production style.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Noel's signature wah voice appears prominently on 'Slide Away' and 'Champagne Supernova' solos, adding expressive vocal-like sweep to his lead lines. The Cry Baby's smooth, musical response suits Oasis's melodic approach to wah effects.

Boss CE-2 Chorus
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Boss CE-2 Chorus

The CE-2 adds shimmer and depth to Oasis's cleaner passages and ambient moments, thickening Noel's semihollow tones without overwhelming the core midrange. This subtle chorus is essential to the band's layered, textured rhythm arrangements.

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